* M.2 and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs. **The M2_3, U2_1 and SATA5~6 share the same bandwidth.***Intel® Optane™ Technology is only supported when using 7th Gen processors. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.